A Celebration of Endings

A Celebration of Endings is the ninth studio album by Scottish alternative rock band Biffy Clyro. It was produced by Rich Costey and was released on 14 August 2020.

A Celebration of Endings
Studio album by
Biffy Clyro
Released14 August 2020 (2020-08-14)
Length45:19
Label
Producer
Biffy Clyro chronology
Balance, Not Symmetry
(2019)		 A Celebration of Endings
(2020)
Singles from A Celebration of Endings
  1. "Instant History"
    Released: 20 February 2020
  2. "End Of"
    Released: 5 March 2020
  3. "Tiny Indoor Fireworks"
    Released: 14 May 2020
  4. "Weird Leisure"
    Released: 30 July 2020
  5. "Space"
    Released: 13 August 2020
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Album of the Year80/100[1]
AnyDecentMusic?7.9/10[2]
Metacritic84/100[3]
Review scores
SourceRating
American Songwriter[4]
Classic Rock[5]
DIY[6]
The Independent[7]
Kerrang!5/5[8]
Mojo[9]
NME[10]
The Observer[11]
Q[12]
Uncut8/10[13]

Background

The band confirmed they were working on new material in an NME interview in July 2019,[14] having released their soundtrack album Balance, Not Symmetry a few months earlier. Another NME interview in October 2019 confirmed the release of the album, with the working title Opus 8, for the 'first half of next year'.[15]

The first single, "Instant History", was released on 20 February 2020, and first played on Annie Mac's BBC Radio 1 show.

The album was initially planned for release of 15 May 2020, but was pushed back to 14 August due to the coronavirus pandemic.[16]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Simon Neil.

A Celebration of Endings track listing
No.TitleLength
1."North of No South"4:05
2."The Champ"3:37
3."Weird Leisure"4:08
4."Tiny Indoor Fireworks"3:16
5."Worst Type of Best Possible"3:50
6."Space"3:56
7."End Of"4:37
8."Instant History"3:31
9."The Pink Limit"3:55
10."Opaque"4:07
11."Cop Syrup"6:17
Total length:45:19

Personnel

Biffy Clyro

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References
  1. "Biffy Clyro - A Celebration of Endings". Album of The Year. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
  2. "A Celebration Of Endings by Biffy Clyro reviews". AnyDecentMusic?. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
  3. "A Celebration of Endings by Biffy Clyro". Metacritic. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
  4. Grunenberg, Kira (11 August 2020). "Biffy Clyro Takes Its Music To Another Level on 'A Celebration of Endings'". American Songwriter. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
  5. Wilding, Philip (14 August 2020). "Biffy Clyro: A Celebration Of Endings might be the beginning of something". Classic Rock. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
  6. Jamieson, Sarah (13 August 2020). "Biffy Clyro - A Celebration of Endings". DIY. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
  7. Beaumont, Mark (13 August 2020). "Biffy Clyro expertly mix gloss and grime on A Celebration of Endings – review". The Independent. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
  8. Winwood, Ian (13 August 2020). "Album Review: Biffy Clyro – A Celebration Of Endings". Kerrang!. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
  9. Garner, George (16 April 2020). Mojo. p. 88. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  10. Trendell, Andrew (13 August 2020). "Biffy Clyro – 'A Celebration Of Endings' album review". NME. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
  11. Empire, Kitty (16 August 2020). "Biffy Clyro: A Celebration of Endings review – smiley vs gnarly". The Observer. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
  12. Everley, Dave (28 July 2020). "Square Pegs". Q. p. 112.
  13. Cochrane, Greg (14 July 2020). Uncut. p. 27. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  14. "Biffy Clyro give us an update on their "rocking opus" of a new album". NME. 23 July 2019. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
  15. "Biffy Clyro confirm their next album will arrive in "first half" of next year". NME. 11 October 2019. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
  16. "Biffy Clyro delay 'A Celebration of Endings' album due to the coronavirus". NME. 27 March 2020. Retrieved 1 April 2020.
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